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Show • 1 1 4 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [ BULL. 75 transcribed ( cf. No. 30). It is interesting to note that in the interrupted portion the drumbeat is slightly after the voice, while in the remainder of the song it is synchronous with the voice. The only difference in the renditions ( several of which were without drum) is that in a few instances the first tone in the second occurrence of the rhythmic unit was sung as a quarter note. The rhythmic unit is long, as in No. 43. With the exception of one interval, a minor sixth, the progressions are thirds and major seconds. The song is melodic in structure and contains the tones of the fourth five- toned scale. PLOTS OF SONGS OF THE DRAGGING- FEET DANCE No. 43. No. 45. FIG. 8.- Plots, Group 6 ( Dragging- feet dance) The plots of these songs, while different from the plots of the Lame dance songs, show a similar avoidance of the lowest point. TEA DANCE The name of the Tea dance indicates its modernness. If held outdoors the people danced around a fire, the men giving their bracelets and other ornaments to the women who took part in the dance. CHARACTERISTICS OF SONGS A scanty tone- material and wide range characterize these songs, none of which contain more than five degrees of the scale, while the range of the songs is from 11 to 15 tones. Two are melodic in structure and one is melodic with harmonic framework, indicating freedom of musical expression. The fourth, with its suggestion of motion ( see Bull. 53, p. 100), constitutes 28 per cent of the intervals. All the songs are major in tonality, yet the minor third constitutes more than 22 per cent of the progressions. The drumbeat of the dancing song ( No. 46) and of the song next following is similar to that of the Woman's dance, the drumbeat of the third song being unaccented eighth notes. The following song was sung during the dancing: |